part vampires and Re: My dream- a chance for NEW CANON!

[bluesqueak]

> 
> > Mandy here:
> > OK I've missed the joke. I even tracked up the thread, but what 
> > has a pair of socks to do with Vampires?  I know the Garlic, 
> > Crosses, Wooden Stake associations but socks? I'm intrigued.  ;-)

Kathryn wrote:
> One of the traditional myths about vampires is that they seem to 
> suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder. Throw a handful of 
> grain in front of them and they will have to stop until they've 
> counted and/or picked them up. I assume they would feel the need 
> to find a pair to the sock?

Kathryn's right - it's the obsessive compulsive nature of vampires. 
They must find the sock's pair. Especially if they *know* the ruddy 
things were paired up earlier ... ;-)

Salt also works (they have to count the grains), as do fiendishly 
complex knots (they have to untie them).

Pip